I want to study veterinary medicine at uni melb but i dont meet all the pre reqs for bachelor of science so im thinking maybe i could get in with bachelor of agriculture, will this make selection into veterinary medicine harder? im mainly worried about not getting selected into the course

I’m not sure whether the Bachelor of Agriculture will help, but I do know there are bridging courses for Methods if that’s the prereq you’re worried about. Doing a bridging course can let you enter the Bachelor of Science pathway, which then can lead to the DVM course.

3 months later

Hey there, this is a horrifically late response but there isn't that great of a difference to be honest and as long as your uni grades hold up then you won't be at a great disadvantage (if any). I'd look into doing first year physics at uni as breadth and getting some practical experience (eg volunteer/work at a vet clinic) to max your chances.

Just a word of warning for anyone thinking of DVM at unimelb - the UniMelb veterinary department got some significant cuts this year which includes shutting down the U-Vet animal hospital in Werribee some time in the future. I dropped out of the course before this was announced but from what I hear from my friends who are still there, there is a lot of concerns among students over how this will affect the teaching there. If going interstate is an option, I'd recommend looking into the Bachelor of Veterinary Biology at USYD instead.

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